Style #3: Worrier. They have an excessive need for security, causing them to fear risk. They fear change, causing them to avoid finishing projects so they don't have to leave the comfort of the "known."

Style #4: Defier. A rebel seeking to buck the rules. By procrastinating, they are setting their own schedule -- one that nobody else can predict or control. More subtle forms are called passive-aggressive.

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I appreciate this series a lot. I think I’d have to put myself into the Dreamer and Over-Doer categories, and there is also a strong element of my mind wanting to divert to more interesting, yet less practical things. I also frequently find myself drumming or otherwise filling silence with such stimulus.

For example, I’m working on a work project and every few minutes, it seems, I’ll have thoughts such as “why don’t I play some music, check my email, or continue that podcast?” Sometimes these things will coexist and not affect my focus, but often I end up just not really listening to whatever podcast, and not really working on my work. I know that a part of me is bored with the mundane as I perceive it, because I can be very focused on certain things. This is what I’m struggling with.